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Nickel 601 vs. EN 2.4856 Nickel

Both nickel 601 and EN 2.4856 nickel are nickel alloys. They have 86% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is nickel 601 and the bottom bar is EN 2.4856 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 10 to 38
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220 to 380
280
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
79
Shear Strength, MPa 440 to 530
570
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660 to 890
880
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290 to 800
430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
10
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.5
1.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.6
1.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 49
80
Density, g/cm3 8.3
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
14
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
190
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 86 to 200
200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 210 to 1630
440
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 30
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 25
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.8
2.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 23
29

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 1.0 to 1.7
0 to 0.4
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0.030 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 21 to 25
20 to 23
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 7.7 to 20
0 to 5.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
8.0 to 10
Nickel (Ni), % 58 to 63
58 to 68.8
Niobium (Nb), % 0
3.2 to 4.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.4